bære

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish bæræ, from Old Norse bera, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, cognate with Swedish bära, English bear, German gebären. The verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (“to bear, carry”), which is also the source of Latin ferō, Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō), Sanskrit भरति (bhárati). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛːrə/, [ˈb̥æːɐ], [ˈb̥ɛːɐ] Homophones: bager, bæger, bærer === Verb === bære (past tense bar, past participle båret, common gender attributive båren, definite or plural attributive bårne) to carry (to transport by lifting) to carry (to be transmitted; to travel) to bear (to be equipped with something) to bear (to put up with something) to bear (to produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “bære” in Den Danske Ordbog “bære” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse bera, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). === Verb === bære (imperative bær, present tense bærer, passive bæres, simple past bar, past participle båret, present participle bærende) to bear; endure to wear to support; bear; carry ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “bære” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From adjective bær. ==== Noun ==== bære f (definite singular bæra, indefinite plural bærer, definite plural bærene) a cattle which is about to calve, or which recently has calved ==== Adjective ==== bære definite singular of bær plural of bær === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== bære (dialectal) alternative form of betre ==== Verb ==== bære (dialectal) alternative form of betre === References === “bære” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.